Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 8915

Private Rented Housing: Tenants' Rights

Tabled: 14 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing private rented sector tenants' protections and rights of redress against (a) landlords and (b)

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) schemes play a vital role in protecting tenant deposits and providing free alternative dispute resolution, should a deposit dispute arise at the end of a tenancy. TDP providers are appointed as authorised schemes through g...

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